The Thistle of Scotland
Every Sunday I'm going to bring you a wee bit of Scottishness!
Today I'll tell you about the thistle of Scotland - our national emblem.
It can be found on all things Scottish, including our coins.
Here's the story (or legend) of how this came about -
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From the Book of Scottish Anecdote |
As you can imagine, it wouldn't be easy to incorporate thistles into flower arrangements - so what we do is use eryngium (sea holly) in floral bouquets and corsages. It has similar colour and shape, but is a lot less jaggy (Scottish word for prickly)! Very popular for wedding corsages if the guys are wearing kilts.
By the way, the latin motto means -
No one provokes me with impunity.
So be warned!!!!!!!
Hope you enjoyed that wee snippet from Scotland!
Love, Liz
Comments
I've just found your blog, Scotland really interests me.
Nice story about the thistle !
Lovely wishes,
Sylvia
Liz